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Philly’s water is safe to drink, Mayor Jim Kenney declares: ‘The threat has passed’

Repeated tests have detected no evidence of contamination from the 8,100 gallons of hazardous material that spilled from a Bucks County plant and threatened to get into Philly's tap water.

Mayor Jim Kenney takes a drink of Philadelphia city tap water following a press conference on Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023. “We can all confidently say the threat has passed. I repeat, all the city’s drinking water is safe to drink," Kenney said, ending a days-long saga over whether chemicals spilled in Bucks County could contaminate Philadelphia's water supply.
Mayor Jim Kenney takes a drink of Philadelphia city tap water following a press conference on Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023. “We can all confidently say the threat has passed. I repeat, all the city’s drinking water is safe to drink," Kenney said, ending a days-long saga over whether chemicals spilled in Bucks County could contaminate Philadelphia's water supply.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer